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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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